The rituals take place once in the year when the students change their spoiled and impure thread and accept a new one. They first take a dip in holy waters and then they make offering to priests whom they believe composed the Vedic hymns. Ancient sacred scriptures, written in Sanskrit, in the form of hymns and couplets They also make an offering to their ancestors to whom they owe their birth and their spiritual knowledge. Numerous mantras are chanted after taking a little water in right palm and swallowing it. The most important one is- Achyutaya Namah, Anantaya Namah, Govindaya Namaha. It means that the student wants to gain atonement for all the past sins that he has committed. He wants to gain blessings in order to perform the rituals. He promises to perform his duties with good conduct while wearing the sacred thread. At the end of the ceremony, the student do sashtanga namaskar to deities, parents and elders. Next day, they wake up early and chant GayatriGayatriGoddess Gayatri is an aspect of three Hindu Goddess named Saraswati (Goddess of Knowledge)... mantra 108 times.

Significance

The ritual of putting a new thread makes the student inseparable from God. He is pure and pious. He gains a healthy and prolonged life. He also attains the strength of living the life with dignity and self-respect. By throwing away the old thread, he welcomes new ideas, thoughts, concepts and information. New life brings brilliance and enlightenment.